فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Hospitals are the most important pillar of the country›s health system, especially when faced with a crisis. One ofthe most important indicators in evaluating hospitals is performance indicators. This research was done to investigate the effect ofthe COVID-19 pandemic on the performance indicators of academic and non-academic hospitals in West Azerbaijan provincein 2020.Methods: The present cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was done on all academic and non-academic hospitals of WestAzerbaijan province, which examined their performance indicators in 2019 and 2020. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16software by repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: The results of repeated-measures ANOVA demonstrated that the effect of time (coronavirus) on the index of bedoccupancy ratio was significant (η2 = 0.24, P = 0.006) so that it decreased this index in academic hospitals and had the oppositeresult in non-academic hospitals. The COVID-19 had a significant effect on the index of average patient stay (η2 = 0.47, P < 0.001)and this index in both types of hospitals increased. Also, the COVID-19 had a significant effect on bed turnover rate (η2 = 0.32,P = 0.001) and it decreased in both types of hospitals.Conclusion: Since academic hospitals are more responsible in dealing with epidemics, it is suggested to pay more attentionto their infrastructures. Considering the financial burden of some non-communicable diseases, academic hospitals should beprepared to accept and support them, especially in the early period of the epidemic.